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:COMMENTARY
Th
trial and error
of playing catch
Dean Siemon
When I first met my
girlfriend Jennifer many
months ago, one of the first
things she told me on our
first date was that she had
a son.
That son is five-year-old
Simon, who became an avid
Chicago Bears fan within
the first few weeks we met.
In fact, he is still singing
"Bear Down Chicago Bears"
despite the season's end.
What piqued my interest
was that Jenn told me that
Simon was ambidextrous,
which means the youth
could use both his right and
left hands with equal abil-
ity.
Because I had a father
that taught me all the
sports I know and love, I de-
cided that this was a great
opportunity to pass along
my knowledge to Simon.
"Simon, how would you
like to play football some-
time?" I asked one Sunday
afternoon in the fall.
His ear-to-ear smile was
the only answer I needed
and thus began my career
~s a youth sports coach.
I was initially excited, be~
cause I knew it was a spe-
cial moment for me when
my dad gave me my first
.baseball glove - a youth Ken
Griffey, Jr. glove that had
his autograph printed near
the basket.
Sure, it wasn't really his
authentic signature, but as
a five-year-old, I was excited
to have it nonetheless.
But with the recent trial
and error, it has only al-
lowed me to gain more re-
spect for all coaches that
have to deal with kids.
One minute, he'll be
throwing the small foam
football that is just the right
size for his miniature hands
and the next minute, he'll be
picking the dandelions from
the patch in the middle of
the grass.
Then his interest in
sports changed with the
seasons, as the football sea-
son concluded and the focus
shifted to baseball.
I still had a bag of base-
balls that I used to hit
across the yard in Illinois,
so I took him to Wal-Mart to
buy a glove.
Jenn had to take Simon
towards the toys, because
what five-year-old is able to
stay away from the Legos
when walking past the toy
section?
I selected a new fielder's
glove, which was black with
blue trim, sized for a young
slugger like Simon.
When I found the two in
the toy aisle, I was disap-
pointed to see that Simon
decided he wanted a glove
that was more like a win-
ter glove with velcro near
the area that was supposed
to have a webbed-basket to
make the diving catch. The
"baseball glove" also came
with a "ball" that was more
like a fluff stuffed hackey
sack.
Refusing to forfeit, I still
took Simon to the park to
play catch. But once we
ot to the park, he saw the
imagination station nearby
and immediately ran to the
jungle gym, but not before
handing the poof ,ball
and "glove?
Is this what all fathers go
,through with their kids?
Shelton
Capita!L il
By DEAN SIEMON
Both of the Sh(~lten High School golf teams won on
the road against ;3A Capital High School on Thursday
at Olympia CounLry Club in Olympia.
The Shelton I )ys improved their record to 4-0 after
defeating CapitaTl by a score of70-63, using the 3A/4A
Narrows League scoring system.
Junior Alec iVIartinson led Shelton with a round of
36 in nine holes, scoring 17 points, followed by junior
Colton Gott's rolmd of 38 (15 points).
While sephornore Zach Lund, one of the team's top-
tier golfers, did not have his best round with 43 (ii
points), SheltorJ coach Mark Jensen was happy with the
team effort.
"We had good scores," Jensen said. "The kids
are pretty exci ted."
Remaining undefeated in match play, Shelton has
tough matche3 with Gig Harbor High School (April 14)
on the schedule, Jensen said the team is playing at the
level he expocted at the beginning of the season.
"I thought we had the possibility of being solid at this
point in the season," Jensen said.
Jensen sa:id two of the top teams in the state, Olym-
pia High Scb~ool and Bellarmine Preparatory School, are
coming up on their schedule near the end of the season.
"HopefuRy weq_l continue to get better," he said.
The Shel.ton girls team snapped a two-match losing
streak with. a 57-47 match win over Capital.
The Ladly Highclimbers won the match with only
four golfers, while Capital had six.
"My gir].s were pretty pumped that they were victori-
ous," said IShelton coach Linda Martinson.
Junior Caitlyn Ernst led all golfers with a score of 22
points. Senior Jessica Lanman had 16 points, followed
by senior Lindsey Norton's 10 points.
"I thirtk these girls are finally figuring out how to
compote and start to believe in themselves more and
more," Nlartinson said.
Maroh 31 at Olympia Country Club in Olympia
Boyfs results - Shelton 70, Capital 63
Scoring system - Bogey, 1; Par, 2; Birdie, 3; Eagle, 5;
Hole in One, 7; Double Eagle, 8
Shelton- Martinson 36 (17 points); Gott 38 (15
points); Lewis 39 (14 points); Browning 40 (13 points);
Lund 43 (11 points)
Capital - Griggs 35 (18 points); Al. Willing 41 (13
point, s); An.Willing 42 (12 points); Chapin 43 (10 points);
Drew Norton 49 (10 points)
Girls results-Shelton 57, Capital 47
~coring system- Triple Bogey, 1; Double Bogey, 2;
Bo~ey, 3; Par, 4; Birdie, 5; Eagle/Hole in one, 6; Double
EagJe, 7
~nelton- Ernst, 22 points; Lanman, 16 points; Nor-
ton, 10 po'mts; Villanueva, 9 points
Capital - Orwoll, 17 points; Seregojan, 10 points;
Wieland, 8 points; .Pierson, 7 points; Pettit, 5 points
°.
By DEAN SIEMON
The Shelton High School dance team competed at the state
championships on March 26 at the Yakima SunDomein Ya-
kima.
The Lady Highclimbers dance team finished eighth in the
military category with a team score of 358 points.
Shelton coach Taylor Shrum said while it was still a good
score, the team was capable of doing better.
"They were pretty nervous but they always seem to pull
it together," Shn~m said. "That's a lot of people to perform in
front of?
The competition included more than 30 schools and more
than 72 total performances from all categories.
Shelton took 18 out of their 20 dancers to Yakima - five se-
niors, eight juniors, one sophomore and four freshmen.
"Right now, we have a couple assemblies and then the sea-
son is done," Shrum said.
But the offseason isn't!ong for the returning Shelton danc-
ers, as tryouts are scheduled for the end of April and early May
for next year's squad.
Shelton High School dance team.
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